Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-06-09
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9esrge ". Disqua Hanged for the
mnrdsr of his wife.

JERSEY OrrY, June l.--Qeorge II. Dlslue.
the Wife murderer, suffered the extreme
penalty Of the law In the westerly corridor
oi tne hudson county jail, Jersey City, a
few minutes after 10 O'Clock this morning.
The condemned man maintained his forti.
tnde TO the last
About 8 O'Clock on Tuesday afternoon
October 9th, 1886, the wife Of Policemen
desmond, who occupied the lower floor Of
the house In which Dlsqne lived. heard the
latter qnarreling with his wife Then came
the sound OF heavy fnll after whlt Il MI
was still. About halt an hour later DIsque
cnme down stairs, dressed In his best. lie
met Mrs. Diamonds little girl Ia the
nal; For Gods sake Kitty said he,
Iake care Of Carrie and Annie
until l come back" The girl prom
ised to look out for the two chill
drenj who were playing IN the yard,
Disque never returned. II was $50 O'clock
that afternoon when DlBque wall cd Into the
lioboken police station. Roundsmnn Peter
Jaoobus was In eharge and greeted Disdue
pleasantly. i've had fight with my wife.
Peter" said Disque. ''She took d stool and
knife to me and l cut her throat. cut il
good too. Igueas she's dead. Here's the
Key OF my room you had better see about
it;" Officers Kaiser and Nelson were sent to
Disques home. They found Officer Des-
mond, who had been awakened by his
wife peeelng through the keyhole OF
Disques room. The door was opened and
q friBhtiul sight was revealed. Lying on
the tlo0r In q pool OF blood was Mrs. Dieuue,s
body. Her throat had been cut from
ear TO ear In three distinct gashes. The
dead woman's 10 months old baby had
crawled to the side OF the booy and was
patting Its childish handa In the mothers
blood as II cooed In vain fCr the smile
which Till than had all q
Its approach. In the adjoining bed
room were found Disque's blood-siained
suit and undergarments, the bloody
water In which he had washed his hands
and the keen-bladed knife wtth which the
deed was done. Both rooms gave evidences
OF the woman's desperate struggle for life,
Her hands were cut to the bons where the
knife had been drawn through her flugers,
and bloody finger marks on her hair sho wed
how her head had been drawn back to
slaughter her. The remains were photo
graphed, and the pictures formed an i'm
portant link In the chain OF evidence upon
which he was convicted. He was
sentenced to be hanged March 26th
but upon writ OF error being secured the
execution was postponed. Last April the
supreme court affirmed the Judgment
against him and he was sentenced 10 be
hanged to-day. Twelve years afoth father
OI Dlsque died IN the arms OF his friend
Heentze, who had since become sheriff
This morning the sheriff was compelled tC
ofilcinte at the execution OF his bid friendTt
son.
Disque, during the past few dass, showed
but little concern over the tate which
awaited him. He ate hearty meals, slept
regularly and chatted brightly with hii
keepers. His last request was That as fev
persons as possible should be admitted t.
the execution. He refused 10 see hill
mother last week, us he believed tht
shock OF the sad parting would
kill her. His little son visited him DAFT,
while he was Ia prison, but his wife's rela
tiyas refused to allow his daughter to SO,
him. His body will be cremated. He mad,
n full confession to the Rev. Mr.. Meury. Ii
speaking OF his crime he said: Il am sorr,
for II, OF course. but l really remembei
nothing about it. That day saema like {
dream to me-"